Cricket World Cup: No Ravichandran Ashwin Against Afghanistan? Ex-India Star Gives Reason

11.10.2023 - 05:43 sports.ndtv.com

After a dominating win over Australia, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team now faces Afghanistan in New Delhi on Wednesday.

The first match was played on a Chennai track which invariable bounce and stroke-making looked difficult. However, the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi produced over 700 runs in the only match that it has hosted so far.

South Africa scored 428/5 batting first. In reply, Sri Lanka managed 326 runs. Keeping that in mind, former India cricket team star Sanjay Manjrekar feels that Ravichandran Ashwin may not find a place in the XI. "Unless there is a compelling reason, I don't think Hardik Pandya should be your third seamer.

If he's the third seamer, I'm sure he feels the pressure. If the pitch resembles the one from the South Africa-Sri Lanka game, which was a batting paradise with no support for spinners, it's doubtful that Ashwin will be included in the playing XI on such a surface," Sanjay Manjrekar said on Star Sports. "India will increase their batting depth unless they believe they can beat Afghanistan with excellent pace on this flat track.

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